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Income Taxes
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2023
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Note 12. Income Taxes

The Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter.

The provision for income taxes was 20.8% and 20.1% of income before income taxes for the three months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to higher tax rates in certain foreign jurisdictions from period to period, as well as higher interest expense related to existing uncertain tax positions. The unfavorable impacts to the effective tax rate was partially offset by a decrease in the portion of performance-based compensation that is non-deductible from period to period .

The provision for income taxes was 20.9% and 19.9% of income before income taxes for the six months ended February 28, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase in the effective income tax rate from period to period was primarily due to tax shortfalls from the settlements of stock-based equity awards, partially offset by a one-time tax-deductible charitable donation. The Company recorded tax shortfalls related to settlements of stock-based equity awards of $0.7 million during the first six months of fiscal year 2023 compared to $0.2 million in tax benefits related to these types of settlements in the first six months

of fiscal year 2022, resulting in a 2.4% unfavorable impact on the Company’s effective tax rate from period to period. Partially offsetting this unfavorable impact was a one-time tax benefit associated with the Company’s donation of its former corporate headquarters building to a local San Diego community foundation that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, resulting in a 1.9% favorable impact on the Company’s effective tax rate. The building, net of its tax basis, is estimated to result in a charitable donation of $3.5 million and an approximate tax benefit of $0.7 million.

The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to expired statutes, the Company’s federal income tax returns for years prior to fiscal year 2018 are not subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Generally, for the majority of state and foreign jurisdictions where the Company does business, periods prior to fiscal year 2019 are no longer subject to examination. The Company is currently under audit in various state jurisdictions for fiscal years 2018 through 2019. Estimated unrecognized tax benefits related to income tax positions affected by the resolution of tax examinations or expiring statutes of limitation within the next twelve months were not significant. Audit outcomes and the timing of settlements are subject to significant uncertainty.